The star has donated the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to protect the UK's independent concert spaces.
He was presented with the award on October 16 as his new release the album was declared the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
Fender has chosen to donate the funds to the trust, in recognition of the essential function small stages played in his beginning days.
"I would not have achieved this success if it weren't for all the performances I did around the area, and beyond, when I was just getting going," said the artist. "These venues are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these locations have shut down – roughly one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, major artists including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by including a modest fee to their admission fees, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Fender also participated, raising in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to assist 38 small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money supported spaces that were facing imminent closure due to difficulties stemming from floods, blazes and personal losses, as well as permit problems, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces received monetary aid in upgrading amenities and gear that positively impacted performers and fans.
"The idea that revenue from performances in major spaces supports the independent spots, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just common sense," Fender has stated.
Fender is far from the only musician to contribute his award prize money to worthy causes.
Back when the band received the award in the year 1996 for their album their work, vocalist Jarvis Cocker declared that the group would give their prize money to the charity War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer the artist split her prize across multiple charities, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I donated a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they required updated gear," Ms Dynamite told the media.
In recent years, the band gave their funds to the youth organization that supported their band, as well as other local music groups.
Additionally winners that year they donated their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was diagnosed the illness.
"Winning was ample," remarked artist the singer. "The cash was the extra but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our winning touched the lives of others."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust announced it had protected several local spots in the South East, by transferring them to community ownership.
The first in that area and The Croft in Bristol were acquired under the public acquisition initiative, which is backed by a national body and supporters who purchase "stakes" in the venues.
